Title: Hope and Despair
Rating: ummm about PG-13 for violence and angst.
Disclaimer: Do we really have to say this? Ok, these characters do not belong to us, we just borrow them to torture for pleasure, not money and them give them back in (basically) the same condition we got them! *G*
A/N: Well this a first. Rhonda's first fic and my first co-authored fic. Hope everyone enjoys, feedback is always welcome!
Please Note: Much like Cassia and Sio, we feel that when Tolkien said that Aragorn was "raised in the house of Lord Elrond" he meant that Estel grew up in Rivendell with Elrond as his father and the twins as his brothers. Also in this fic (again like Cassia and Sio) we feel that Aragorn's mother died along with Arathorn, and she has no place in this fic.
leggy-stinks: *grins* thank you for all of your kind words! Your encouragement has really helped with this fic!
Aemilia Rose: I am so glad you liked it and didn't think it was too mushy, or unbelievable! The sequel should be out soon, in about 2 weeks at the most. Thank you for your endless support and reviews!
Firniswin: *Huge grin* thank you for all of the compliments!!! You are most welcome for both reviews, I LOVED your story, even if it did make me cry, and the site is wonderful too!!! Thank you so much for all of your encouragement!!!! It has been so much help, and I can never say thank you enough for posting this fic on your site!!!!!!!!!! So Thank you!
littlesaiyangirl: Thank you!! This will be the final chapter, but I hope you will read the sequel "The Price of Vengeance" Which should be out in about 2 weeks or so. Thanks again!
To All reviewers: We broke 70 reviews!!!!!!!!! *GASP* YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *does happy dance* THANK YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the endless support!! We never could have finished this without you!!!!!!! You all are the best!!!!!!!!
Chapter 15
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Estel slept quietly for several hours after his confessions to his family. Elrond had carried him back to his room, and then sat in the chair beside the bed to keep vigil over his youngest. The twins had come in a bit later, they each took a chair and sat on the other side of the room, where they could be easily reached if needed, but out of the way otherwise.
All of them dozed off after a bit and all seemed well and peaceful for the first time in a long time. However, things are not always as they seem, Estel's dreams were once again taking a turn for the worse. It seemed the talk with his family did not stop his subconscious from torturing him.
He began to moan and wriggle around in the bed, trying to escape, to flee from the things and voices that he knew were lying, but he just could not seem to.
The first sound of distress from Estel brought Elrond and the twins back to consciousness. They all got up and hovered over their youngest.
"He dreams again" Elrohir stated, his voice dripping with sadness and sympathy.
"It would appear so." Elrond confirmed.
"But WHY!?" Elladan burst out. "We discussed this, surely he knows we love him? How many times must we reassure him? Why does he torture himself so?"
"I do not know ion nin, but I intend to find out, this can not continue. He will never get well if his rest is continually interrupted, and it is also not good for his mental health either. The only way for the nightmares to stop is to talk about them, and by all the Valar I will make sure he talks, he has to, this is only hurting us all." Elrond concluded. The twins were a little shocked at this speech, but their father looked more determined than they had ever seen him. Neither would object for they felt the same, this needed to be resolved, and there is no time like the present.
"Estel?" Elrond called gently but firmly. "Estel, ion nin, awaken."
Estel bolted up gasping for air.
Elrond quickly calmed him and waited till the glazed look left Estel's eyes and until he was sure the boy was awake.
"Estel? You had another nightmare." It was not a question.
Estel shook off the last remnants of the dream. "It was nothing ada, it is over now."
Elrond sighed at his son's stubbornness, and the twins rolled their eyes at the same time. This was not going to be easy.
"It is not nothing, Estel, you need to talk about this!" Elldan broke in harshly. "Why do you hide from us? Do you not trust us? What is it!?"
Noting the horrified look upon his little brother's face Elrohir stepped in "We just want to help you tithen gwador, please let us."
Estel looked up at his family, and suddenly saw the truth, love. There was no hate, no contempt, nothing but love and concern for him. Slowly he began to tell them about the thoughts that plagued him in his dreams, about the torturous voices that claimed they did not, could not love him. Also he told of the scenes he witnessed when he first came to them. How he saw the conversation between Gandalf and Elrond, and the one between the twins. As he went along talking became easier, and he picked up courage, though he did not look at any of them while he spoke.
"And it just all seemed so real." he finished.
By this time they all had tears in their eyes. What horrible things to be plagued by at night!
Elrond spoke first, he felt he just had to get this out in the open, "Estel, yes when you first arrived here I was not sure what to do with you. Your arrival was so unexpected, but that does not mean I do not love you. You are as dear to me as all my children, and you are special because you were chosen, little one. Never doubt you are a part of this family."
"Yes ada, I realize that now." he said softly.
"And you will always be our brother! Don't you forget it!" Elladan and Elrohir said at the same time. "You are ours, and no one can take you away! We will always have rights to bug you tithen pen!" Elldan finished playfully, trying to break the somber mood.
Everyone smiled at that. "Not if I bug you first!" Estel stated filling in his part of the little on going joke he had with the twins for several years about who could bug who and for how long.
It felt good to joke and jest again. Elrond sat back and listened to his sons bickering and teasing each other, he realized that this signified healing. Estel was not completely healed yet, in neither mind nor body, but this was the true start of that healing, in time this would just be a bad memory.
However, not even Lord Elrond could be aware of everything, and while he and his family enjoyed that happy peaceful moment together he could not foresee the horror that was to come, and that Estel's trials and pains were far from over.
The End.
Translations:
ion nin- my son
ada- Father/Daddy
tithen gwador- little brother
tithen pen- little one
*sobs* it's over!!!!!!! Oh well, there is the sequel to think about.
*grins evilly*
Yes, there will be a sequel to this. It should be out soon, though when exactly I can't say. I (Vanaondoiel/Arwen) am going away on vacation Tues, and shall be gone for a week, so it will be after that. Sorry for the delay, but it can not be helped!
Here is a small teaser for the sequel:
'No NO! This could NOT be happening again!' Elladan thought frantically. How in the world were they going to get to Estel??? The situation was hopeless it seemed. 'This day started so well, how could it turn so bad so fast? I will kill him, if he harms one hair on Estel's head he is a dead elf' he thought as he glanced at the faces of his father and twin brother. How were they all going to get through this one?
Stay tuned for "The Price of Vengeance" Coming soon to a ff.net near you!!! Lol!
Well till next time everyone!! Namaarie!
Rating: ummm about PG-13 for violence and angst.
Disclaimer: Do we really have to say this? Ok, these characters do not belong to us, we just borrow them to torture for pleasure, not money and them give them back in (basically) the same condition we got them! *G*
A/N: Well this a first. Rhonda's first fic and my first co-authored fic. Hope everyone enjoys, feedback is always welcome!
Please Note: Much like Cassia and Sio, we feel that when Tolkien said that Aragorn was "raised in the house of Lord Elrond" he meant that Estel grew up in Rivendell with Elrond as his father and the twins as his brothers. Also in this fic (again like Cassia and Sio) we feel that Aragorn's mother died along with Arathorn, and she has no place in this fic.
leggy-stinks: *grins* thank you for all of your kind words! Your encouragement has really helped with this fic!
Aemilia Rose: I am so glad you liked it and didn't think it was too mushy, or unbelievable! The sequel should be out soon, in about 2 weeks at the most. Thank you for your endless support and reviews!
Firniswin: *Huge grin* thank you for all of the compliments!!! You are most welcome for both reviews, I LOVED your story, even if it did make me cry, and the site is wonderful too!!! Thank you so much for all of your encouragement!!!! It has been so much help, and I can never say thank you enough for posting this fic on your site!!!!!!!!!! So Thank you!
littlesaiyangirl: Thank you!! This will be the final chapter, but I hope you will read the sequel "The Price of Vengeance" Which should be out in about 2 weeks or so. Thanks again!
To All reviewers: We broke 70 reviews!!!!!!!!! *GASP* YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *does happy dance* THANK YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the endless support!! We never could have finished this without you!!!!!!! You all are the best!!!!!!!!
Chapter 15
~*~*~*~*~*~
Estel slept quietly for several hours after his confessions to his family. Elrond had carried him back to his room, and then sat in the chair beside the bed to keep vigil over his youngest. The twins had come in a bit later, they each took a chair and sat on the other side of the room, where they could be easily reached if needed, but out of the way otherwise.
All of them dozed off after a bit and all seemed well and peaceful for the first time in a long time. However, things are not always as they seem, Estel's dreams were once again taking a turn for the worse. It seemed the talk with his family did not stop his subconscious from torturing him.
He began to moan and wriggle around in the bed, trying to escape, to flee from the things and voices that he knew were lying, but he just could not seem to.
The first sound of distress from Estel brought Elrond and the twins back to consciousness. They all got up and hovered over their youngest.
"He dreams again" Elrohir stated, his voice dripping with sadness and sympathy.
"It would appear so." Elrond confirmed.
"But WHY!?" Elladan burst out. "We discussed this, surely he knows we love him? How many times must we reassure him? Why does he torture himself so?"
"I do not know ion nin, but I intend to find out, this can not continue. He will never get well if his rest is continually interrupted, and it is also not good for his mental health either. The only way for the nightmares to stop is to talk about them, and by all the Valar I will make sure he talks, he has to, this is only hurting us all." Elrond concluded. The twins were a little shocked at this speech, but their father looked more determined than they had ever seen him. Neither would object for they felt the same, this needed to be resolved, and there is no time like the present.
"Estel?" Elrond called gently but firmly. "Estel, ion nin, awaken."
Estel bolted up gasping for air.
Elrond quickly calmed him and waited till the glazed look left Estel's eyes and until he was sure the boy was awake.
"Estel? You had another nightmare." It was not a question.
Estel shook off the last remnants of the dream. "It was nothing ada, it is over now."
Elrond sighed at his son's stubbornness, and the twins rolled their eyes at the same time. This was not going to be easy.
"It is not nothing, Estel, you need to talk about this!" Elldan broke in harshly. "Why do you hide from us? Do you not trust us? What is it!?"
Noting the horrified look upon his little brother's face Elrohir stepped in "We just want to help you tithen gwador, please let us."
Estel looked up at his family, and suddenly saw the truth, love. There was no hate, no contempt, nothing but love and concern for him. Slowly he began to tell them about the thoughts that plagued him in his dreams, about the torturous voices that claimed they did not, could not love him. Also he told of the scenes he witnessed when he first came to them. How he saw the conversation between Gandalf and Elrond, and the one between the twins. As he went along talking became easier, and he picked up courage, though he did not look at any of them while he spoke.
"And it just all seemed so real." he finished.
By this time they all had tears in their eyes. What horrible things to be plagued by at night!
Elrond spoke first, he felt he just had to get this out in the open, "Estel, yes when you first arrived here I was not sure what to do with you. Your arrival was so unexpected, but that does not mean I do not love you. You are as dear to me as all my children, and you are special because you were chosen, little one. Never doubt you are a part of this family."
"Yes ada, I realize that now." he said softly.
"And you will always be our brother! Don't you forget it!" Elladan and Elrohir said at the same time. "You are ours, and no one can take you away! We will always have rights to bug you tithen pen!" Elldan finished playfully, trying to break the somber mood.
Everyone smiled at that. "Not if I bug you first!" Estel stated filling in his part of the little on going joke he had with the twins for several years about who could bug who and for how long.
It felt good to joke and jest again. Elrond sat back and listened to his sons bickering and teasing each other, he realized that this signified healing. Estel was not completely healed yet, in neither mind nor body, but this was the true start of that healing, in time this would just be a bad memory.
However, not even Lord Elrond could be aware of everything, and while he and his family enjoyed that happy peaceful moment together he could not foresee the horror that was to come, and that Estel's trials and pains were far from over.
The End.
Translations:
ion nin- my son
ada- Father/Daddy
tithen gwador- little brother
tithen pen- little one
*sobs* it's over!!!!!!! Oh well, there is the sequel to think about.
*grins evilly*
Yes, there will be a sequel to this. It should be out soon, though when exactly I can't say. I (Vanaondoiel/Arwen) am going away on vacation Tues, and shall be gone for a week, so it will be after that. Sorry for the delay, but it can not be helped!
Here is a small teaser for the sequel:
'No NO! This could NOT be happening again!' Elladan thought frantically. How in the world were they going to get to Estel??? The situation was hopeless it seemed. 'This day started so well, how could it turn so bad so fast? I will kill him, if he harms one hair on Estel's head he is a dead elf' he thought as he glanced at the faces of his father and twin brother. How were they all going to get through this one?
Stay tuned for "The Price of Vengeance" Coming soon to a ff.net near you!!! Lol!
Well till next time everyone!! Namaarie!
